She Wants Sex, and an Orgasm Too!
by Harlequin
Forget suffrage, equal pay, even the right to maternity leave. The new hot topic in women’s rights is a movement for sexual fulfillment. This legal idea was sparked by an Ecuadorian politician, Maria Soledad Vela, during the process of rewriting the country’s constitution.
Ms. Soledad Vela campaigning for sexual happiness
Soledad Vela is arguing for sexual happiness in an open society, meaning that women should be able to have the knowledge and right to make their own decisions about sex. Of course, opponents of the idea jumped all over her. Critics point out that she is just being “ridiculous” by bringing sexual relations into the new constitution, claiming that she is trying to make orgasm a legal right. Interestingly enough, in a really obvious sort of way, is the fact that the people most strongly opposed to Soledad Vela’s idea are men. I can see how people might be shocked at a law proposing sexual happiness. It does seem a bit ludicrous to assume that a country can enforce “happiness” in the bedroom – does that mean orgasm, more foreplay, making a man kiss you on the mouth after you suck his dick? I know I would be happier if all of those things were mandatory. But I realize that we take a lot of our sexual freedom here in America for granted. Sure, I still get called a slut sometimes, but I also live in a society where that word is questioned to the point at which I don’t really care about it anymore. So what would I be down in Ecuador? A mega-slut? Sexually untouchable?
But Soledad Vela isn’t talking about sexual skill or potency; it’s not a matter of enforcing “good” sex and imprisoning men for their sexual blunders. What she is really seeking is more along the lines of sexual equality in a legal sense, equality that allows women the legal right to have a happy sex life instead of being part of a baby factory. The phrase she uses to explain her viewpoint is “clearer laws covering life, health, and sex education” – meaning her law isn’t directly aimed at sexual intimacy. Granted she didn’t really make her point clear enough, but I think Soledad Vela may be pointing at societal judgments. And in that case, it’s not really a matter of legality. Perhaps the focus should be on reproductive rights, or abortion, although that might just bring us back to the issue of women serving solely as child bearers. Still you can only change tangible rights; you can’t force people to change their attitudes, especially when those attitudes are about a sensitive subject like female sexuality (in addition to being tainted by conservative Catholicism). You can’t guarantee a woman the right to have their sexuality free from judgment. But, hey, maybe this is a start.
Isn't sex supposed to be like fireworks?
Here is a news clip of the issue with Maria Soledad Vela…I think. It’s in Spanish, so anyone who has a better grasp of the language should check it out.
Has anyone ever heard of laws regarding women’s sexuality in Ecuador, or other countries? I am assuming that most countries do not have explicit laws about female sexual behavior, and I am not sure of the exact wording of Soledad Vela’s idea.
